John Lennon on rooftop in New York City. August 29, 1974. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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After taking portrait photos of John Lennon’s face on the roof of Lennon’s New York apartment, I decided to take more photos for publicity. I had given John a NYC T-shirt a year earlier and with the skyline all around I asked John if he still had it as this would be the perfect place to wear it. John went and put it on to make this now iconic photo.
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John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon at the Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. Image #: C-06 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Sean Lennon in chair at the Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. <P>Image #: C-11 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon at the Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon and Sean Lennon in chair at the Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon holding baby Sean with Yoko Ono at The Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. Image #: R-17 © Bob Gruen
The US government was trying to deport John Lennon because of his support for the peace movement during the Vietnam war so I suggested we take a picture at the Statue of Liberty to illustrate that America was supposed to welcome people. Since Lennon's death, this photo has taken on a new meaning as people think of John Lennon in terms of personal freedom similar to the Statue of Liberty. Image #: C-01 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) John Lennon, Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono at their apartment in the Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. Image #: C-144 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon on rooftop in New York City. August 29, 1974. Image #: R-2 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon on stage at The One To One concert, MSG, NYC. August 30, 1972. Image #: C-02 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon sitting at cafe in Yonkers, NY. March 28, 1975. <P>Image #: C-03 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing NYC T-shirt and denim jacket on roof in NYC. August 29, 1974. Image #: C-04 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing a trench coat at Untermyer Park in Yonkers, NYC. March 28, 1975. Image #: C-12 © Bob Gruen
Four faces of John Lennon on rooftop, NYC. August 29, 1974. Image #: C-167 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon posing in front of the Statue of Liberty, NYC. October 30, 1974. Image #: R-01 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono having a conversation on the couch at The Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. Image #: R-16 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon on couch at The Record Plant, NYC. 1974. Image #: R-21 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) Gary Van Scyoc, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel, Rick Frank, Adam Ippolito and Stan Bronstein of Elephants Memory at The Record Plant, NYC . October 1972. Image #: R-25 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) John Lennon, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel of Elephants Memory and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones recording at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. Image #: R-26 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon in 'You Are Here' t-shirt on the steps at Fillmore East, NYC. August 1972. Image #: R-29 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon on rooftop wearing a denim jacket in NYC. August 29, 1974. IImage #: R-161 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon 'Working Class Hero' in Yonkers, NY. March 28, 1975. Image #: R-171 © Bob Gruen
While visiting John and Yoko’s recording session at the Record Plant in NYC, Mick joined John and Yoko behind a piano to sing along on a song Yoko had just written and they seemed to all have a lot of fun together. Image #: R-177 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon on a wall in New York City. August 29, 1974. Image #: R-285 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon 'Walls and Bridges' portrait in New York City. August 29, 1974. Image #: R-286 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon 'Sony Title Page' portrait in New York City. October 30, 1974.<P>Image #: R-287 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon Walls and Bridges photo shoot in New York City. August 29, 1974. Image #: R-318 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon with guitar at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. Image #: R-377 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) top row: Stan Bronstein, Gary Van Scyoc, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel, Jim Keltner and Adam Ippolito of Elephants Memory. (L-R) bottom row: Rick Frank of Elephants Memory, Yoko Ono and John Lennon at The Record Plant, NYC. 1972. Image #: R-388 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono singing at a piano at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. Image #: R-394 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono singing at a piano at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. Image #: R-395 © Bob Gruen
Contact sheet of John Lennon wearing NYC T-shirt on rooftop, NYC. August 29, 1974. <P>Image #: R-478 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) Gary Van Scyoc, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Wayne “Tex” Gabriel, Rick Frank, Adam Ippolito and Stan Bronstein of Elephants Memory at The Record Plant, NYC . October 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) top row: Stan Bronstein, Gary Van Scyoc, Wayne “Tex” Gabriel, Jim Keltner and Adam Ippolito of Elephants Memory. (L-R) bottom row: Rick Frank of Elephants Memory, Yoko Ono and John Lennon at The Record Plant, NYC. 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) John Lennon, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel of Elephants Memory and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones recording at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. Image #: R-26 © Bob Gruen
The John Lennon scuplture in Havana, Cuba made by Cuban artist Jose Villa photographed on May 22, 2002.
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(L-R) Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono singing at a piano at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon and Phil Spector rehearsing for the "One To One" concert at Butterfly Studio, NYC. August 1972. Image #: EM8_31-4_1972 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Jim Keltner during recording of 'Walls and Bridges' at the Record Plant, NYC. 1974. Image #: EM44_7-3a_1974 © Bob Gruen
Official Brazilian Government stamp commemorating the award winning exhibition “John Lennon Em Nova York Por Bob Gruen” at the Museum of Image and Sound in São Paulo, Brazil. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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In December of 1980, I was taking photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Record Plant studio in New York where they were mixing Yoko's 'Walking on Thin Ice' record. They are posing in front of the guitar that John Lennon made as an exhibit for an Avant Garde Festival in the early 1970s. John pushed Yoko up against the wall and turned to me and said, "Get a photo of us like this. This is what people really want to see!" Image #: R-7 © Bob Gruen
Elton John and John Lennon at The Record Plant, NYC. 1974. Image #: R-140 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon showing Sean Lennon the mixing table at The Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. Image #: R-173 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) top row: John Ward, Gary Van Scyoc, Wayne “Tex” Gabriel, Jim Keltner, Rick Frank, Adam Ippolito and Stan Bronstein of Elephants Memory. (L-R) bottom row: Phil Spector, John Lennon and Yoko Ono backstage at One To One concert at MSG, NYC . August 30, 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) top row: John Ward, Gary Van Scyoc, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel, Jim Keltner, Rick Frank, Adam Ippolito and Stan Bronstein of Elephants Memory. (L-R) bottom row: Phil Spector, John Lennon and Yoko Ono backstage at One To One concert at MSG, NYC. August 30, 1972. Image #: R-175 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) John Lennon, Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono at their apartment in the Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon showing Sean Lennon the mixing table at The Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono on 44th Street, NYC. December 1980. <P>Image #: C-09 © Bob Gruen
Yoko Ono and John Lennon in a row boat in Greenwich, CT. January 5, 1973. <P>Image #: C-241 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Butterfly Studios in New York City. August 1972. <P>Image #: R-11 © Bob Gruen
Yoko Ono and John Lennon wearing floppy hat in Central Park, NYC. April 2,1973. Image #: R-15 © Bob Gruen
Harry Nilsson and John Lennon playing pool at Record Plant, NYC. 1974. Image #: R-19 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on stage at the Jerry Lewis Telethon, NYC. September 4, 1972. Image #: R-22 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on stage at One to One concert, MSG, NYC. August, 30, 1972. Image #: R-28 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a piano at The Hit Factory, NYC. September 1980. Image #: R-136 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon holding baby Sean at The Dakota building, NYC. Image #: R-174 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Andy Warhol at The Record Plant, NYC. April 13, 1972. Image #: R-178 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono walking from behind in Greenwich, CT. January 5, 1973. Image #: R-329 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Andy Warhol talking at The Record Plant, NYC. April 13, 1972. Image #: R-396 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the crowd at The Apollo Theater for the Attica Benefit in NYC. December 17, 1971. Image #: R-433 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) John Lennon, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel of Elephants Memory and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones recording at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. Image #: R-26 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon holding baby Sean with Yoko Ono at The Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon and Andy Warhol at The Record Plant, NYC. April 13, 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon and Andy Warhol talking at The Record Plant, NYC. April 13, 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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Harry Nilsson and John Lennon playing pool at Record Plant East, NYC. 1974. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono singing at a piano at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono singing at a piano at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon’s NYC t-shirt, army jacket and guitar on display at the John Lennon Museum in Tokyo, Japan. October 9, 2000. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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Elton John and John Lennon at The Record Plant, NYC. 1974. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) Dennis Elsas, Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan, Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono and Bob Gruen during the John Lennon stamp unveiling event at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, NYC. September 7, 2018.
(L-R) Bob Gruen, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon during the John Lennon stamp unveiling event at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, NYC. September 7, 2018.
John Lennon posing for the "Walls And Bridges" album cover on a rooftop in New York City. Image #: C-05 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing a beige suit in Untermyer Park in Yonkers, NY. March 1975. Image #: C-07 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing Rockerciser shirt at The Hit Factory, NYC. Image #: C-08 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing his NYC T-shirt and denim jacket on a roof in NYC. August 29, 1974. Image #: C-13 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon by the water in NYC. October 30, 1974. Image #: C-136 © Bob Gruen
Yoko Ono and John Lennon holding flowers by a tree in Central Park, NYC. April 2, 1973. Image #: C-242 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon at One to One concert live at MSG, NYC. August, 30 1972. Image #: R-6 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon with 'You Are Here' shirt and Yoko Ono at the Attica Benefit at The Apollo Theater, NYC. December 17, 1971. Image #: R-9 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on bed at St. Moritz Hotel, NYC. 1972. Image #: R-12 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. Image #: R-13 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon testifying in federal court, NYC. 1976. Image #: R-14 © Bob Gruen
In March of 1973 I drove John and Yoko to Greenwich, Connecticut where they wanted to look at several houses for sale. First, they stopped at my mother-in-law's house so they could relax and get used to being out in the country. They went out in the backyard where John and Yoko played around in a rowboat. Image #: R-20 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon in Rockerciser t-shirt at The Hit Factory, NYC. October 1980. Image #: R-27 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon sitting at control board at The Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. Image #: R-141 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon on knees and Yoko Ono singing at Butterfly Studio, NYC. April 4, 1972. Image #: R-160 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing a black leather jacket at The Record Plant, NYC. December 1980.<P>Image #: R-163 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono knitting at The Hit Factory, NYC. October 1980. Image #: R-176 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon's face close-up at Butterfly Studio, NYC. April 4, 1972. Image #: R-180 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono dancing at The Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon wearing a floppy hat walking on 73rd Street and Central Park West in NYC. April 2,1973. Image #: R-327 © Bob Gruen
Yoko Ono and John Lennon walking in Greenwich, CT. January 5, 1973. <P>Image #: R-328 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing striped tie at The Hit Factory, NYC. August 1980. Image #: R-366 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing NYC t-shirt and leaning on rooftop, NYC. August 29, 1974. <P>Image #: R-393 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards at Uris Theater, NYC. March 1, 1975. Image #: R-397 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) Dennis Elsas, Joe Raiola, Bettye LaVette, Jack Douglas and Bob Gruen during the Memories of John Lennon event at City Winery, NYC. September 12, 2013. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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Bob Gruen’s ‘John Lennon: The New York Years’ exhibit at the Centro Cultural Recoleta Gallery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 2013. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack during the Grammy Awards at Uris Theatre, NYC. March 1, 1975. Image #: R-397 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards, NYC. March 1, 1975. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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John Lennon holding baby Sean at The Dakota building, NYC. December 12, 1975. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards, NYC. March 1, 1975. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards, NYC. March 1, 1975. Image #: R-397 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono singing at a piano at The Record Plant, NYC. October 1972. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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The audience for Yoko Ono’s tribute to John Lennon at the Budokon in Tokoyo, Japan. December 8, 2010. © Bob Gruen / www.bobgruen.com
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A group of children visiting the ‘John Lennon: The New York Years’ exhibit at the El Instituto de Cultura de la Provincia de Corrientes in Corrientes, Argentina. July 7, 2014. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) Joe Raiola, Bob Gruen and Debbie Harry of Blondie backstage during the 34th Annual John Lennon Tribute Concert at Symphony Space, NYC. December 5, 2014. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono and Ringo Starr during Sean’s surprise birthday party in Reykjavik, Iceland. October 9, 2010. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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Rodrigo at FAAP in Sao Paulo, Brazil. May 14, 2007. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) top row: John Ward, Gary Van Scyoc, Wayne "Tex" Gabriel, Jim Keltner, Rick Frank, Adam Ippolito and Stan Bronstein of Elephants Memory. (L-R) bottom row: Phil Spector, John Lennon and Yoko Ono backstage at One To One concert at MSG, NYC. August 30, 1972. Image #: R-175 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon wearing plaid shirt and Yoko Ono on bed, NYC. January 8, 1977. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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Ronnie Spector and John Lennon at the after party for the opening of the Sgt. Pepper play at Hippopotamus Club, NYC. November 17, 1974. Image #: C-243 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on 44th Street, NYC. December 1980. Image #: R-8 © Bob Gruen
John Lennon with his green card and Yoko Ono in NYC. July 28, 1976. Image #: R-10 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards at Uris Theater, NYC. March 1, 1975. Image #: R-361 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack during the Grammy Awards at Uris Theatre, NYC. March 1, 1975. Image #: R-361 © Bob Gruen
(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards in NYC. March 1, 1975. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards in NYC. March 1, 1975. © Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com
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(L-R) David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Roberta Flack at The Grammy Awards in NYC. March 1, 1975.<P> Image #: R-361 © Bob Gruen